As a fan of most music genres, especially alternative and classic rock, several song titles come to mind that I believe fit nicely with the topic of office ergonomics.  Unlike the Billboard Top 100, these 12 songs are not ranked in any particula...

You don’t have to wander into a spooky forest to encounter the likes of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).  These antibiotic resistant organisms ...

Hippocrates, whose oath physicians still hold sacred, once said, “A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.”          At long last, employers appear to be recogni...

Nurses Say Needlesticks Huge Concern A 2008 survey conducted by the American Nurses Association says needlesticks are a serious concern for the nursing industry. Sixty-four percent of the 700 nurses surveyed said that needlestick injuries and exposur...

The gift giving season is upon us, so in a departure from the regular workplace safety topics posted here, we at MEMIC would like to take a minute to remind you to keep safety a personal priority as you chose gifts for the young ones in your life. Pa...

Air quality affects everyone who spends time inside buildings.  Trying to solve problems with indoor air can lead to headaches for facility managers, building owners, and occupants alike.  There are, in most cases, several simple things tha...

With the emergence of “home grown” Zika virus in the Miami-Dade and Broward counties of Florida, OSHA has recently posted interim guidance for protecting workers from occupational exposure to Zika virus.  First identified in 1947 in ...

When celebrity judge Mel B shouts “Off the chain!” on America’s Got Talent she’s praising the act for a spectacular performance.  When the same might be blurted out in a manufacturing facility using alloy steel chain slin...

Lacerations from tools, knives or any sharp object can occur in any industry.  Lacerations may not result in a severe injury. However, if tendons or nerves are severed the trauma is far greater and the healing process becomes a lot more difficul...

Driven to distraction, why do we need another stupid reminder? Sometimes we all do stupid things, especially when we try to do too many things at once. If one of those things involves 4,000 pounds of metal and glass moving at high velocity, a small l...